Official Name: | Ålhus |
Image Alt: | Ålhus Church as photographed by Anders Beer Wilse |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Vestland#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Norway |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Vestland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Sunnfjord |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Sunnfjord |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Population As Of: | 2007 |
Population Total: | 262 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 6847 Vassenden |
Elevation M: | 210 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 61.5303°N 6.2319°W |
Ålhus is a small village in the municipality of Sunnfjord in Vestland county, Norway. It is located along the European route E39 highway on the northern side of the lake Jølstravatnet, in a largely agricultural area. Ålhus is located about west of the villages of Helgheim and Skei and about northeast of the villages of Vassenden and Langhaugane.
Ålhus is the millennium site of Jølster, due to its historical significance. Audun Hugleiksson erected a stone castle called Audunborg here in the 13th century. Ålhus Church, the oldest church in the municipality, is also located here. Nikolai Astrup, the famous Norwegian painter, grew up here.[2]